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- The Man Arrested At An Inauguration Checkpoint With A Gun And Ammo Says It Was A "Mistake" And That He's A Security Guard
- 8 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World
- Couples With Different Body Types Exist. Here Are Their Stories.
- Climate Activists Have A New Target: Moms
- Mueller Memos: The FBI Just Released Its Secret Interviews With Michael Flynn After BuzzFeed News Waged A Legal Fight
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The Man Arrested At An Inauguration Checkpoint With A Gun And Ammo Says It Was A "Mistake" And That He's A Security Guard
Wesley Beeler was arrested on charges of carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, and possession of unregistered ammunition.
Julia Reinstein
8 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World
Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet.
Kate Bubacz
Couples With Different Body Types Exist. Here Are Their Stories.
“I knew she wasn’t 120 pounds, which wasn’t my type.”
Laura Bogart
Climate Activists Have A New Target: Moms
A new advocacy group featuring climate scientists who are also moms is hoping to move the needle by making the climate crisis personal.
Zahra Hirji
Mueller Memos: The FBI Just Released Its Secret Interviews With Michael Flynn After BuzzFeed News Waged A Legal Fight
The 126 pages of interview summaries with Trump's former national security adviser were released by the Justice Department only after BuzzFeed News pressed under the Freedom of Information Act.
Jason Leopold
Following An Insurrection, Lawmakers And State Attorneys General Are Asking Facebook To Halt Ads Of Military Gear
“Whether through negligence or with full knowledge, Facebook is placing profit ahead of our Nation’s democracy.”
Ryan Mac
Vrbo Won’t Cancel Reservations For Inauguration Week, And DC Locals Are Scared
Unlike Airbnb, Vrbo isn’t canceling or refunding DC stays.
Katie Notopoulos
A Federal Domestic Terrorism Law Could Threaten Civil Rights Groups Like BLM
“It's a failure of will, as opposed to a failure of the law.”
Caroline Haskins
State Capitols Are Bracing For Violent Attacks By Pro-Trump Mobs
Fearing a repeat of the deadly Capitol siege by pro-Trump mobs, governors across the country are taking unprecedented security measures to protect their state capitols from violent attacks ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Tasneem Nashrulla
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Who Taught Women That They Should Only Eat 1,200 Calories A Day?
“Women especially need more than 1,200 calories just to breathe and exist, let alone exercise and function throughout the day like a normal human being.”
Scaachi Koul
The DHS Has Signed Unusual Agreements With States That Could Hamper Biden’s Future Immigration Policies
“This is just another last-ditch effort to try and ingrain a reckless hyper enforcement system," one legal expert said.
Hamed Aleaziz
No Charges Will Be Filed Against The Election Worker Who Incorrectly Threw Out Military Ballots
Trump had latched on to the incident as supposed evidence that the Democrats were trying to steal the election.
Stephanie K. Baer
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These Women Want Curves. And They’re Taking A Dangerous Drug To Get Them.
Apetamin, an unregulated weight supplement that has been aggressively marketed to Black women on social media, has dangerous side effects.
Ade Onibada
The Witch's Curse On Trump's Twitter Is Broken
Gather round, one and all, for a cautionary fairy tale of hubris, irony, and old tweets.
David Mack
These 6 People Posed Nude To Celebrate Their Bodies After A Strange And Terrible Year
Warning: nudity ahead in the loveliest way.
Lauren Strapagiel
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Medical Records Can’t Explain “Havana Syndrome,” A Buried CDC Report Says
The report, which has never been made public, found that mysterious illnesses in diplomats in Cuba could not be explained by their medical histories.
Dan Vergano
Black Attorneys At The Justice Department Called Out The “Clear Disparity” In How White Capitol Rioters Were Treated
DOJ’s association of Black attorneys said the treatment of the largely white mob supported the idea “that the fair and impartial enforcement of the law does not apply to Black Americans.”
Zoe Tillman
If You Were Obsessed With Starr's Father In "The Hate U Give," You Should Definitely Check Out This New Book All About Him
"I hope that Black boys especially read this book and see that they are loved, as they are."
Shyla Watson
“Sex And The City” Without Samantha Doesn’t Make Sense
She was the show's comedic heart.
Sandi Rankaduwa
Opinion: We Still Don’t Have An HIV Vaccine. That’s Why You Should Get One For COVID-19.
As a gay man who lived through the AIDS epidemic, I know how precious it is to have a vaccine that can save countless lives.
Scott Wiener
Like Other New Social Media Platforms Focused On Growth, TikTok Is Clumsily Regulating Sketchy Ads
In this week's newsletter: Questionable ads slip through TikTok's "strict" vetting policies, and Lauren shares what she's learned about the complicated politics of influencers and body image on social media.
Tanya Chen
Biden Unveiled A $1.9 Trillion Pandemic Rescue Plan
The $1.9 trillion relief package would set up a national vaccine program, expand testing, halt evictions, and send Americans an extra $1,400 in stimulus checks.
Dan Vergano
18 Books That Will Help You Better Understand Disability And Chronic Illness
Memoirs and essays that celebrate disabled bodies, combat ableism, call for disability justice, and describe the myriad ways disabled folk live in and contribute to this world.
Margaret Kingsbury
One Of The Republicans Who Voted To Impeach Trump Is Already Under Pressure Back Home
Former NFL player Anthony Gonzalez knows conservatives are “furious” with him, but he’s mad that Trump “was nowhere to be found” as rioters stormed the Capitol.
Henry J. Gomez
Some Black Officers Say White Radicalization Has Been Brewing In Their Departments For Years
At least 28 off-duty law enforcement officers joined Trump in Washington, DC, last week to call for the election to be overturned. “A lot of these officers were obsessed with him,” one longtime cop said.
Albert Samaha
Disneyland Is Getting Rid Of Its Popular Annual Pass Program Due To The Coronavirus Pandemic
The theme park will be issuing refunds to eligible pass holders as resort officials develop new membership offerings.
Stephanie K. Baer
US Solar Companies Rely On Materials From Xinjiang, Where Forced Labor Is Rampant
“It’s almost impossible to confidently assess the labor conditions in Xinjiang.”
Megha Rajagopalan
An Ex-Firefighter Was Arrested For Throwing A Fire Extinguisher At Police During The Capitol Riot
The incident is different than the one involving a Capitol Police officer who was killed last week after also being hit with a fire extinguisher.
Amber Jamieson
A Man Charged With Threatening To Kill Nancy Pelosi Will Be Kept In Custody While His Case Is Pending
The defendant brought multiple firearms to Washington but arrived too late in the day to join the Capitol insurrection, according to charging papers.
Zoe Tillman
This Is How The Internet Memed Trump's Second Impeachment
Get ready for peach puns.
Lauren Strapagiel
Veneers Are Becoming An Essential Accessory For Influencers
“Having a perfect white smile and shiny teeth is like the equivalent of having the latest designer bags these days.”
Michael Blackmon
Top Justice Department Officials Pushed To Separate Immigrant Families Despite Knowing It Would Be Hard To Reunite Them
"We need to take away children."
Adolfo Flores
I Don’t Want Butt Injections, So I Tried The Brazilian Butt Lift Leggings
The world is burning in almost every way possible. What better time for me to fixate on my relatively mediocre donk.
Scaachi Koul
Joe Biden Has Picked Jaime Harrison To Be Next Chair Of The Democratic Party
The South Carolina Democrat will replace Tom Perez.
Ruby Cramer
She Believed Trump. Now She Doesn’t Believe In America.
Sandra is a nursing home staffer, a widow, and a Trump supporter deep in the right-wing news vortex. Trump and the Republican Party's claims of election fraud have left her hopeless.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
